On being "Crew"

moobaa · Post by **moobaa** » Sat Aug 30, 2003 8:10 am 0

stark wrote:awww. i'm gonna miss you guys keep my sheepies warm for me won't you

Where you off to?

koworld · Post by **koworld** » Sat Aug 30, 2003 1:38 pm 0

SimonB · Post by **SimonB** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:30 am 0

Having been on exile from here a lot recently I came to realise just how much I damn well miss all of you. OK, so communication cock-ups meant I only exchanged a few brief words with PVB adf RiK at the 2nd London Jolly and with Ahchay, fflip, Fuseball and a few others at the Miyamoto meet, and I've not made it to anything else but I still feel hugely included.

Hell, yes, of course I'd love to spend a few hours in the barn getting sucked in to the creative process, but then I ain't about to go off in a huff just because I haven't.

Things will come together one day, I am sure.

And hell, I've got over a grand of your money sat here waiting for that moment to arrive.

Can't promise I'll be here much this week, and not at all the week after (being up a mountain in Switzerland) but the week after that I'll be at home all day every day and damn well make sure I catch up a bit on here.

So, someone who is here a lot get people organised to come together at some event or other and I'll be delighted to write some cheques to make it happen...

andy · Post by **andy** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:51 am 0

Forgive the possibly stupid question (in my defence, M'lud, I've not been well enough to frequent the forums recently), but where did all this come from, Jeff? I have seen negative comment from time to time; but nothing should neccesitate this

To add to the majority response, I too hope that one day I may be well enough, financially 'flush' enough and 'chauffered' enough

(anyone near the Northwestiest, coastal section of the North West of England?) that I may attend a gathering; but for now, I can say that I have found to this to be the fluffiest (<goes without saying!), most inclusive zone that I have ever encountered. And I haven't yet made an IRC visit! Sure, there have been times when I've felt that I've missed out - but hey, my meds would be working too well if I felt nothing!

Since early last year, I have regularly felt that I have a place amongst friends and become yet another ll' that has ridden the ups and downs of many of those that hang around this sheeply place - genuinely caring for the well-being of these people. Surely that couldn't happen were yourself and all that put an effort into maintaining and contributing to these forums not doing something right?

Furthermore and being a bore, I don't know what I'd do were I to lose access to this place and its people. Even discounting anything earlier, the last twelve years have brought several too many bad things to my life, with still no sign of an 'up'. After more than twelve months, this gathering (and your back-catalogue

) still brings some lightness to each day that I visit and one that I am now ever-grateful for. For that, I thank you - and all the hundreds of ll's that are part of our little community.

In forum terms, my downs include regular feelings of 'exclusion' (I'll explain in a mo') and the occasional unfluffy or trolling comment; but the sum of the whole is so much more and as such, never diminished. Oh, the exclusion? That having no talent (and hence, contribution), I shouldn't be here. I don't program, model, create - and so... The upside (for there always is one round here) is that it doesn't matter. I have asked 'dumb', elementary questions... okay, okay... I do ask dumb, elementary questions

but, aside from the thankfully rare, unfluffy, self-appreciative 'clever' ones who shall not be named, I haven't once been pushed into isolation or made to feel stupid. The more I am here, the more I reach understanding, the more interest I develop... and the more distant I feel from understanding. D'oh!

Oh, and the more I am in awe of you, Jeff - and all ye other who create-e. Er, where I'm also trying to head with this is that I reached a place of realisation that there are so many other things (besides creative juices

) that we all have in common and so, we are all 'worthy' in some way - just not Worthy!

Sorry if I went on a bit...

To add to going on a bit, I should add that all of the above is fine in theory - you just have to remind yourself that you deserve your small place in the community. Then the doubt returns. Then you remind yourself...

nitebycandlelite wrote: Each one of us has our own little mark on Yakyak...

Oh, and Jeff - following on from Glyndwr's earlier comments, I'm no longer married and considering a return to Wales (the South, this time) - so if you need a tea-boy...

P.S. I open a mean pack of Hob Nobs too!

Mr. Flashpants, re: <whisper> korma, I don't think that word is meant to be uttered round these, ere parts!

Right everyone, now that's all over, grab your fave IT pic, gaze and after '3'... [Homer gurgle-drool]

Sorry, there is one more thing...

hugs all

Sorry^3, but...

You're all bastard(s/esses)!

P.P.S.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 11:24 am 0

To get this place all feeling fluffy:

Ejan · Post by **Ejan** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:34 pm 0

hello PVB

couldn't resist!!

just kidding

Dr. M · Post by **Dr. M** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:39 pm 0

Welcome, Ejan, to the fluffiest forums on the Internet

Arthur Ringworn · Post by **Arthur Ringworn** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 2:12 pm 0

I'm more of a lurker, but reckon I've got quite a bit in common with everyone here, which is why I check it out most days.
And like most people I stumbled upon it by googling to see what the guy who did Gridrunner, Llamatron& trip-a-tron was up to.

I know I'm not the most active member of the YakYak community, you get out what you put in, but I've never felt remotely excluded.

And I nearly spoke to Yak at RV3, but was too shy

Anyway, here's to Unity, I reckon it's gonna be special (judging by the reaction of everyone who's seen it). I even set up Yahoo messenger just to keep up with Yaks progress, via his status. Good luck twiddling the particle emitters!

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:24 pm 0

Shy? Of me? Awww, that's silly

... I am a gentle Yak and happy to speak to anyone who wants to speak to me

.

Particle emitters coming on nicely

. These ones are just nice cheap sparklies I can apply to anything that needs some sparkly - no need to actually create and track loads of particles, just some smoke and mirrors with the framecount and an RSG

.

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KevG · Post by **KevG** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:38 pm 0

Yak wrote: and an RSG .

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Wassat then? Or is that a quezzy for the Programmers' forum ?;) ?

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:43 pm 0

Not sure what it has to do with coding but hey, I heard Yak throws good parties

http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsg/ (NSFW)

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:48 pm 0

Random sequence generator (well, should probably be pseudo-random sequence generator since they aren't properly random).

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HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:58 pm 0

So not gay rubber orgies then?

GOOGLE. WHY HAVE YOU FAILED ME???

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:02 pm 0

Can rubber be gay?

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Glyndwr · Post by **Glyndwr** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:05 pm 0

KevG wrote:
Yak wrote: and an RSG .

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Wassat then? Or is that a quezzy for the Programmers' forum ?;) ?

Er, reinforced steel girder I think!

On being "Crew"

No reason to FEEL excluded ?! ;-)